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- 09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
their own revenue contributions and business expenses in Will. Four times a year, the balances of individual P-Will accounts were converted to real currency and paid out as bonuses. In the last couple of years, about 10 companies,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
The founders wondered whether they should change the approach to growth: Should they slow it down temporarily or maintain the growth rate (and fix operational issues)? There was a high probability that BlackBuck's cash balances would fall... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
unresponsiveness of contribution rates to their tax treatment: (1) employee confusion about or neglect of the tax properties of Roth balances and (2) partition dependence. Publisher's link:... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009
in defined-contribution pension plans, such as stable value funds, balanced funds, and life-cycle (or target date) funds. We find that life-cycle funds designed to match the risk tolerance and investment horizon of investors have small... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
emerging market corporate balance sheet indicators have not deteriorated to AFC crisis-country levels. However, more countries are close to or in the “vulnerable” range of Altman’s Z-score, and average leverage for the entire emerging... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25
operating in manufacturing and electronics. The increasing impact of digital technologies on all of its business units had prompted CEO Joe Kaeser and his team to put digitalization at the core of the new corporate strategy, alongside electrification and automation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 5
markets. We find that introducing a signaling mechanism increases the welfare of workers and the number of matches, while the change in firm welfare is ambiguous. A signaling mechanism adds the most value for balanced markets. Should You... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
family's wishes, and the need to balance users' needs with donors' wishes. Another key principle governing this commerce, however, seems to be the freedom of interstate commerce that permits entrepreneurial ventures to grow and operate on... View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
another, the need “to do extreme scenario planning and take out loans as precautions to boost the balance sheet.” One CEO mentioned that this was complicated by a distrust of government data on health and the economy, thus requiring... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
Standardized metrics of cath lab efficiency are proposed, which can be used in public reports on this topic moving forward. Attention is paid to understanding balance sheets to track the financial health of the cath lab. Specific... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Ideas, April 18
made-in-Japan products and concepts to Godiva’s other markets. How could Chouchan keep the momentum and sustain Godiva Japan’s top-line and bottom-line growth going forward? Would he be able to keep the balance between aspirational and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
November 2006, Kapur faced a number of issues, including how to expand without capital, how to deal with imitation, and how to balance Keggfarm's for-profit and social values. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006
corporations hold significant amounts of cash on their balance sheets, and these cash holdings have been justified in the existing empirical literature by transaction costs and precautionary motives. An additional explanation, considered... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
they approach negotiation situations in which the power balance is heavily in their own favor? Should they exert this power and engage in a “hard” negotiation approach? Or, are there circumstances where a “soft” negotiation approach is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
standard errors, balanced panel). Three subsequent experiments involving American and Indian participants established the causal effect of psychologically experiencing a polluted vs. clean environment on unethical behavior. Consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
the transplant community seeks to balance quality and quantity in choosing the best matches. Financing for paired donation is a major issue, as philanthropy alone cannot support the emerging national system. We also discuss the advent of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008
How should he handle other issues like the architectural designs, the construction process, and the legal process? How should he balance all the competing demands on his time? This case serves as an introduction to the multifamily... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008
demand, the national accounts, and the balance of payments. Aid has no measurable impact on prices or economic growth, though it does affect most components of the national income accounts. We find that much aid is consumed, primarily in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
perhaps prefer, the nearby independent. "There's a delicate balance between the synergies [two combatants] can generate on one hand and too much competition on the other," says Joan E. Primo, a principal of real estate and... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
regulators can figure out what to do. With artificial intelligence, these issues are going to mushroom by several orders of magnitude and be much more serious. If these big companies want to keep going they need to act in a very responsible manner. Kenny: It seems like... View Details